1. When a man is tired of London he is tired of life. Samuel Johnson.

2. en route… Canterbury..here by night Canterbury..here by night

3. Destroyed in the Great Fire..1666

4. Rebuilt by Wren..

5. Dome St Paul’s

6. Big Ben. Houses of Parliament

7. ‘Buck house’

8. Trafalgar square. The Dam of London The Dam of London

9. Covent garden Living statues, aspiring opera singers and musicians, performing artists. Living statues, aspiring opera singers and musicians, performing artists.

10. Royal Albert Hall ‘Night of the Proms’ venue

11. The Bank of England ‘The old lady’ of Threadneedle street ‘The old lady’ of Threadneedle street

12. Leadenhall market..in the City. A quiet corner of history among the skyscrapers

13. The Tower and the Tate.. Old and new.

14. Science Museum Stevenson’s rocket Stevenson’s rocket Apollo 10 Apollo 10

15. Natural History museum

16. A favourite at the Natural history.

17. Kensington palace, with flowers

18. Notting Hill

19. I get around…

20. Carnaby street

21. Oxford street

22. China Town

23. Eco building City Hall

24. ‘30 St Mary Axe’..or the gherkin!

25. Bird’s eye view..Hyde Park

27. “I’m gonna live forever..”

28. Olympics 2012.. Breathing new life into depressed East London?

29. down and out…

30. Entrance to foot tunnel under the Thames!

31. The cutty sark

32. Greenwich Meridian

33. Our own barrier..across the Thames.

34. Architectural delights…

35. Culture and Excellence..

36. Icons..flesh and stone

37. What others say.. I’m leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it’s not raining. Groucho Marx..

38. We are not (so) amused… When it’s 3 o’clock in New York it’s still 1938 in London. Bette Midler

39. By seeing London I have seen as much of life as the world can show Samuel Johnson.